After 27 years apart, a divorced dad showed up at his ex-wife’s door when she needed him most

Experimental Drug Generates Immune Response Against Pancreatic Cancer in People at High Risk

Archaeologists Triple the Scale of an Ancient Amazonian Civilization We Know Almost Nothing About

Archaeologists Have Found Thousands of Intact Ancient Human Brains. Scientists Say They've Figured Out Why the Organs Don't Always Rot

In a First, Scientists Witness the Seafloor Spread in Real Time, Giving Them a Rare Glimpse at a Mysterious Geologic Process

NASA TechLeap Prize: Orbital Clarity Challenge

NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure

NASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star System

Boston Aims to Tackle 100-year Flood Risks with $10 Billion in Infrastructure Projects

Construction Worker Discovers Gold Hoard After Literally Striking a Gold Bar with His Jackhammer

NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia

First Wild Beaver Born in Staffordshire for More Than 400 Years

Tall Trees Were Thought to Be More Vulnerable to Drought. But These Towering Plants in Southeast Asia Have Adapted to Move Water Efficiently

Air pollution deaths in London fall 40 percent over five years

As the Ocean Warms, a 'Cold Blob' in the Atlantic Has Puzzled Scientists. It Might Be a Warning Sign About a Key Current System

Cement Kilns Could Become Carbon Negative if Run on Clean Energy as Limestone Absorbs CO2

Company Aims for ‘Moonshot’ Replacement for Trees in Paper Products with Humble Desert Plant

Could We Mitigate Super El Niños by Artificially Changing the Climate? A New Study Indicates Yes

Plastic Bottles on Fishing Nets Cut Dolphin Bycatch by 88%, Study Finds

Two Hours of Sleep Restored in Alzheimer’s Brains in Research Breakthrough

Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation

A controversial scientist created a ‘utopia’ for mice. 19 months in, it all went haywire.

Historic ILO vote gives gig workers labour rights for the first time

NASA’s Experimental Fabrication Branch Fuels Aircraft Innovation

NASA’s Webb Finds Clues to Ancient, Distant Origin of Comet 3I/ATLAS

Here's Why These Male Spiders Sacrifice Themselves by Somersaulting Into Females' Fangs While Mating

NASA Mission to Study Space Weather Impacts of Earth’s Atmosphere

New Radiation-Free Lung Scan Can Spot Disease Sooner in Children – And it’s Much Safer

Covid-19 Can Reawaken Dormant Viruses in the Body, Which Might Worsen Symptoms of the Respiratory Illness, Study Suggests

NASA Competition Invites Students to Help Imagine a Future Enabled by Lunar Technologies

Five Endangered Secretarybird Chicks Hatch in Major Conservation First

Ospreys Recover Thanks to ‘Pioneering Pairs’ Who Nest Away From Main Population

From Armpits to Feet, Our Ticklish Hot Spots Are Surprisingly Universal. The Finding Offers Clues About the Sensation's Evolutionary Origins

Bioengineered gum could expand treatment options for oral cancer patients

6,000 digitized portraits of Black history now available and free to the public for the first time

Antiviral Chewing Gum Cuts Risk of Certain Head and Neck Cancers to Almost Zero in New Study

Early Farmers Figured Out ‘Engineering Wonder,’ Building Huge Irrigation System Without Government or Chief

NASA Upgrades Vertical Motion Simulator for Modern Mission Needs

Got a Brawny Build? You Might Be Able to Thank Your Neanderthal Ancestors, According to a New Study

Pro Women’s Baseball Returns for First Time Since 1954: A League of Their Own is BACK!

Plant’s First Flower is a ‘Death Bloom’ So Tall the Greenhouse Had to Remove Ceiling Panels

AI hiring tools show racial bias, systemic rejection, and creates 330 day black hole. Here’s how to outsmart it.

Voyager 2 was Running Low on Power Until NASA Engineered a ‘Big Bang’ to Buy Another Year

When Zoo Elephants Are Rewilded in Africa, Here’s How Good Their Coping Skills Are

New Treatment Shows Remarkable Motor Improvements in Boys With Muscular Dystrophy—in Just 12 Weeks

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Earth Might Be Home to 20 Million Insect Species—More Than Three Times as Many as Previously Thought, a Study Suggests

Massive study reveals remote work is making us lonely but a return to the office is not the answer

NASA Webb Finds Strongest Evidence Yet for ‘Black Hole Stars’

Cheese Lovers Unite: The Benefits of Full-Fat Dairy Documented in Study Without Cholesterol Rise or Weight Gain

Intricate Carvings in Ostrich Eggshells are 60,000 Years Old – and Reveal ‘Remarkable’ Human Thinking

NASA Scientists Take to Air and Space to Study Arctic Sea Ice

Good Morning, Earth!

Air Pollution’s Daily Pulse Over the Northeast

NASA’s Chandra Examines Milky Way at Arms’ Length

NASA Seeks Volunteers for New Yearlong Simulated Moon, Mars Mission

Good News in History, August 8

These Male Fruit Flies Have Sperm That Are Nearly as Long as Their Bodies. Here's How the Cells Don't Become a Tangled Mess

Highest Resolution View of the Sun Reveals Breaking Waves and Magnetic Mysteries

Sumatran Tiger Cubs Born in the UK Is Huge Win–with Only 400 Left in Wild

No Outstanding Coal Mining Applications Left in the UK After Council Refusal in Carmarthenshire

Good News in History, June 18

NASA’s X-59 Prepares for First Supersonic Flight

Potatoes Didn't Just Feed Ancient Indigenous Communities in the Andes—the Tasty Tubers Also Reshaped People's DNA

Boss noticed struggling employee was wearing tattered clothes. His response left the worker teary-eyed.

Sweden’s Breathtaking New Train Ride to Oslo Passes By Best of Country’s Landscape

‘A Little Hero’ Saves Her Friend from Both Drowning AND a Seizure

East Africa Might Break Off From the Continent Sooner Than Scientists Thought—and a New Ocean May Fill the Gap

Are These the Earliest Known Dice in the World? Native Americans May Have Used Them to Play Games of Chance More Than 12,000 Years Ago

Japanese Fans Cleaned the Stadium After World Cup Match While the Players Cleaned Locker Room

Knee Pain Suffered by Millions Can Be Eased Using New Non-Surgical Procedure

Good News in History, June 17

A man who fell from his wheelchair into a lake and his little beagle saved his life

Florida teacher says she’s quitting her job because of school’s ‘course recovery’ shortcut

Artist Beats Brain Cancer And Paints Amazing Portraits of Hospital Staff as Thank-you Gifts (LOOK)

Detective Spends Months Searching for Stolen Dementia Patient’s Ring–Finds it in a Pawnshop Miles Away

Help for a desperate mom who couldn’t find size 23 shoes for her teenage son

Colorado’s ‘Tamales Act’ Restores Citizens’ Freedom to Buy and Sell Homecooked Food

Worried Your House Is Haunted? The Spooky Sensation Might Arise From a Surprisingly Simple Source

Scientists Map Underground Fungal Networks and Find They Cover 62 Quadrillion Miles

Good News in History, June 16

How Marcia Lucas saved Star Wars and shaped it into the classic we love

Webb Studies Star Clusters

Despite Their Tiny Brains, Bumblebees Have a Surprising Sense of Rhythm, According to a New Study by Neuroscientists

6-Year-old Finds Ancient Viking Sword on School Field Trip, Buried for 1,300 Years

Man taking afternoon nap hears odd ‘popping’ noises—minutes later, a stranger pulls him to safety

Sea Levels Might Be Higher Than We Thought, Putting Millions of People in the Path of Coastal Flooding Sooner Than Expected

These Intricately Decorated Ostrich Eggshells Suggest Our Ancestors May Have Understood Basic Geometry 60,000 Years Ago

Is Autism Really a Male-Dominated Condition? A New Study Suggests Women Have It Just as Often, but Are Diagnosed Later in Life

Venus Flytraps Snap Their Traps Shut in Less Than a Second. Scientists Say They've Discovered How the Predatory Plants Are So Fast

Wasteful Fisherman Turns into Underwater Garbage Man, Pulls Tons of Tires from Canadian Harbors

African Continent Gains 10 Years of Life Expectancy Since 2000 Despite Wars, Famine, and Instability

EV Popularity in China Accounts for 262,000 Fewer Deaths from Air Pollution

Good News in History, June 15

Signs of Breast Cancer Could Be Spotted 3-6 Years Before Diagnosis Using AI Screening, Shows Massive Study

An Almost Incomparable ‘Princely’ Tomb of Ancient Celtic Noble Found in Germany

Thousands Donate to Help Nebraska Ranchers Who Couldn’t Feed Their Herds After Wildfires Burn Every Acre

Good News in History, June 14

Tiny NASA Spacecraft Delivers Exoplanet Mission’s First Images

Boy Finds 2 Million-year-old Tooth From Elephant Ancestor on Beach Walk

Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why

Taking a Daily Multivitamin Might Slow Some Signs of Biological Aging, a New Study Suggests

Mosquitoes Have Been Biting Humans for More Than One Million Years

Positive Thinking Might Boost Your Immune System's Responses to Vaccines, New Research Suggests

Father and Son Break Three World Records in 18,000 Mile Cycle Around the World

French Polynesia Protects Biodiverse Ocean Area Twice the Size of Arizona Teeming with Life

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NASA Strengthens Artemis: Adds Mission, Refines Overall Architecture

Woman Who Rescued Injured Crow Keeps Getting ‘Thank-you Gifts’ from Other Birds

Good News in History, June 13

GVIS Virtual Systems Simulations

NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in New York

Tyrannosaurus Rex Was Probably a Late Bloomer—and May Have Taken Around 40 Years to Grow Up

After Wandering Field All Day He Discovers 16th C. Diamond Ring Using his Metal Detector

Dog Rescued After Being Swept Out to Sea on Inflatable Kayak Headed Toward Norway

France Salutes America, Flying Over Statue of Liberty–Launching Month of Celebrations for 250 Years of Friendship

La NASA refuerza Artemis: añade una misión y perfecciona su arquitectura general

Two Observatories, One Cosmic Eye: Hubble and Euclid View Cat’s Eye Nebula

New Solar Method Turns Ocean Into Drinking Water, While Extracting Valuable Lithium Without Waste

Good News in History, June 12

NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Station Resupply Launch

Track NASA’s Artemis II Mission in Real Time

Artemis II: What’s on the Menu?

7-11 Owner Pays Forward Kindness from Decade Ago with Viral Signs Offering Shelter from Scorching Heat

Frugal people say these under $50 upgrades saved them more money than expected

Agenda diaria de la misión a la Luna de Artemis II de la NASA

Help Galaxy Zoo: Tidal Tales Open Cosmic Storybook

NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry Growth

Therapy Donkeys Prove Such a Balm of Calm to Psychiatric Hospital That Organizers Look to Expand

Inventor’s Microfiber Laundry Filter Is Already Keeping Tons of Fossil-Fuel Fibers Out of the Environment

Family That Owned This ‘Wildlife Wonder of the World’ for 300 Years Sells Bass Rock to Protect 100,000 Seabirds

Good News in History, June 11

Ohio library pokes fun at McDonald’s CEO by taking the ‘eat a book’ challenge

Husband who lost his job reluctantly moves family in with mother-in-law, pure joy ensued

Chicago Home Builder Lauded for Halting Construction Just to Save Killdeer Nest

Good News in History, June 10

Ice Warrior’s Royal Honour: Craig Mathieson Wins Polar Medal

NASA to Cover 33rd SpaceX Resupply Mission Station Departure

Mouse with Severed Spinal Cord Recovers ‘Normal’ Movement After Potentially Revolutionary Treatment

Loophole in Endangered Species Act Is Closed to Coal Miners After Court Ruling

Shipwreck ‘Almost Beyond Belief’ Stunned Archaeologists with its Cargo of Intact Porcelain

Inside Project Hail Mary

Technology Originally Developed for Space Missions Now Integral to Everyday Life

Staggering Results Show HIV-Transmission Reduced 100% with Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir Injection

11 'unspoken rules' cats expect their humans to know and follow

Neuroscientists say a simple, 10-second trick will help you learn things much faster

Networks Keeping NASA’s Artemis II Mission Connected

NASA Launches Its Most Powerful, Efficient Supercomputer